May 19, 2012
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Practice, practice, practice. Produce, produce, produce. Promo, promo, promo.
When you’re an independent, self-managed artist, these are the nine P’s to get you’ll likely be forced to get comfortable with.
The practice part we all know, or have at least heard about. Any artist worth listening to faces a long and exciting journey of discovery with more things to work on with every year progress. Both technically and spiritually, the list of things to practice as a musician is daunting to say the least and at times damn near more…
May 12, 2012
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Readers, it is SO all about me today and I am loving it!
First off, my 11-piece, NOLA-brass-band-inspired-yet-definitely-not-a-NOLA-brass-band powerhouse jazz sensation THE HUMMINGBIRD BRIGADE is scheduled to perform at The Jazz Cellar next month, JUNE 8/9. As always, it’s going to be a party including some classic material, some new material, some awkward-band-vocals, some blisteringly hot gong action and plenty of bourbon good times! more…
April 28, 2012
HUMMINGBIRD BRIGADE AT PAT’S PUB (403 E. HASTINGS) TONIGHT! SETS AT 9 AND 10:30.
BE THERE!
GOTTA RUN. THANK YOU ALL!!
April 21, 2012
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This is gonna be a quick one folks! I am still hard at work on charts for the Hummingbird Brigade. So far I’m confident I’ll have at least 3 new charts, two of these are more involved and one of them will be a relatively simple tune. I have also promised to have a couple Jelly Roll Morton tunes arranged for the band,… hopefully I’ll have time to not make a liar out of me.
Why the Jelly Roll tunes? Because it’s just such a perfect tie-in with everything; my New Orleans brass band inspired Hummingbird Brigade, the jazz creator/master/legend Jelly Roll Morton who also wrote music for large ensemble (called The Red Hot Peppers), and the venue in which BOTH groups will have performed in… Pat’s Pub. more…
April 15, 2012
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Readers, what a week! I’m writing today’s smnp on my iPhone because my computer was stolen yesterday. That’s right someone is clearly jealous enough of my hot tune writing abilities that they resorted to breaking into my place and stealing my laptop!
Well joke’s on you burglar man!! The hotness ain’t on that 7-year old MacBook pro, it’s in my mind!
… it’s also on my external backup hard drive, which more…
March 31, 2012
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Readers, I just keep cranking out the events like there’s no tomorrow. But assuming there are at least another 28 ‘tomorrows’ you’re gonna want to be at Pat’s Pub on April 28 to witness the force that is THE HUMMINGBIRD BRIGADE (show starts at 9pm, $10 cover).
For those of you not familiar with the band, I often describe it as such… more…
March 26, 2012
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Readers, my creativity clearly knows no bounds, it doesn’t even know the meaning of “bounds.”
This is why I feel free to take time away from the clarinet to go ahead and make a short film. Because I can.
So without further ado, go ahead and pop some popcorn, crack a beer, sit back and click here to enjoy Reigning Parade’s first short film to accompany its first release.
Then, when you’re done, feel free to shower me with more…
March 16, 2012
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Readers, I am an inconsiderate bastard… and yet so giving!
First, the giving part. I know many of you “couldn’t come” to my CD release and I get it, who wants to feel pressured into buying a CD which for all you know might not be worth the plastic it’s printed on. I get it! And that’s why I’ve made the 1st half of my album available for streaming at reigningparade.com, my record label. Check it out here.
And now the other part. I might just be an more…
March 10, 2012
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This is gonna be a quick one folks! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came down last night for the CD release party at Pat’s Pub. The crowd was a pleasure to play for, the staff made us feel right at home and Miles Black and Joe Poole were swingin their asses off. Sooo fun!
Last night was also more…
March 3, 2012
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Readers, these last few weeks have been a very busy and exciting time for this ol’clarinetist.
Let’s see, the first album of my new record label, Reigning Parade, is finally in my hot little hands, and given how many bumps there were along the road and how many more there could have been, well, let’s just say I was relieved to finally have it. I was so happy I even took a photo of the DHL guy who delivered them.
What else?… I did an interview for CBC’s more…